Elizabeth stott



(No Model.)

E. STOTT'. I TAPE NEEDLE. No. 478,827. Patented July 12, 1892.

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WITNEEEEEI Z Win o ygwfl UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ELIZABETH STOTT, OF HUDDERSFIE LD, ENGLAND.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 478,827, dated July 12, 1892.

Application filed March 21,1892. Serial No. 425,784. (No model.)

To all whom it mag concern:

Be it known that I', ELIZABETH Sro'rr, a citizen of England, residing at St. J ohus Villas, Huddersfield, in the county of York, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tape-Needles; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention has reference to a newer improved needle or instrument for use in threading or drawing tape, ribbon, elastic bands, and the like through hems, loops,

and similar openings in lace, woven, knitted,

or felted goods, as requiredfor instance, in making draws in articles of clothing or in forming designs or ornamenting fancy work by means of colored ribbons and for other kindred purposes.

The object of my invention is to produce a handy and neat instrument to which one end of the tape or ribbon may be secured in such manner that the same can be easily and quickly threaded through the hem or loop without liability of being released or displaced by accidental or other causes when only part way through the hem or loop, as frequently happens in performing such work by the present means.

Such being the nature and object of my invention, I will now proceed to describe the same more fully and for that purpose have annexed a sheet of drawings illustrative thereof, wherein- Figures 1 and 2 are longitudinal sections, on an enlarged scale, of one construction of my improved tape-needle or instrument for threading tape and the like through hems, loops, or openings in woven, knitted, felted, lace, or other goods or materials; and Fig. 3 is an end elevation of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section of the tape-needle or instrument having combined therewith a receptacle or sheath for needles, pins, or for a crochetneedle, stiletto, or other small articles. Fig. 5 shows one method of securing a stiletto within the sheath of my improved tape-needle or instrument. Figs. 6 and 7 are details showing modifications of some of the parts. Figs.

8, 9, 10, and 11 are cross-sections, respectively, of a cylindrical, oval, flat, and angular needle or instrument.

Fig. 12 illustrates the manner of using the instrument for threading tape through a hem, loop, or opening.

Like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, letter a represents a cylindrical tube or case, within one end of which is secured a smaller tube or bush 5, composed of cork, wood, vulcanite, or

vulcanized fiber, brass, or other suitable metal or material. The passage or opening 0 through the tube or bush b is adapted to receive a pin or tapered peg d, which fits somewhat tightly therein, said pin or peg being provided with a suitable head e. The opposite end f of the tube or case a, is closed, as shown; In order to secure the tape, ribbon, or band 9 to the instrument, the pin d is withdrawn therefrom, pierced through the end of the tape, andis then reinserted into the openingor passage 0, as shown in Fig. 1, and forced home, as shown in Fig. 2, thereby confining the end of the tape between the head e of the'pin d and the end of the small tube or bush b. As the pin (Z engages rather tightly With the sides of the opening 0, it requires a little force to pull it out, and consequently there is no liability of the pin working out or being otherwise accidentally detached from the instrument when threading the latter through hems or loops. The head of the pin or peg d is preferably of the same diameter as the case or tube a.

WVhen a tapered peg with a blunt point is employed instead of the pin (1, the tape is placed over the end thereof and forced into the opening in the bush along with the peg. The small tube or bush b is driven tightly into the case or tube a to secure it therein, or it may be secured by rivets, by fluting, or indenting the case a, or by other suitable devices.

At Fig. 4 I show a modified construction of my improved instrument, a, being the case or tube; b, the smaller tube or bush secured therein; 0, the opening or passage through said bush, and d the pin adapted to fit into the opening 0. The bush b is closed at its inner end to form the bottom or end of a receptacle or sheath h, and the tapered end f of the instrument is made separate from the tube a, and is either adapted to screw into the end of said tube, as shown, or is slightly inclined or tapered, so as to engage with the inner side or wall of the tube a, as shown at Fig. 5, which is correspondingly inclined or tapered, the said end f thus forming a detachable cap or stopper to the receptacle it, within which receptacle may be placed pins, needles, or other small articles for ladies use, or aeroehet-needle 70, (shown in dotted lines) may be secured within the receptacle h and adapted to slide in and out of same in the same way as an ordinary combined crotchet needle and case or sheath. The receptacle or pocket h may also be utilized as a sheath or protector for a stilleto, which may be attached to or form part of the detachable stopper f, each end of same in this case being adapted to fit into the end of the tube a, so that when using the stilleto the case or tube a would form a handle or haft, as fully shown in Fig. 5, the same arrangement also applying to the crotchet-needle or to a toothpick.

When threading broad ribbons and tapes,

and it is desired not to crease same, a narrow plate it (see Fig. 6) may be placed at the end of the needle and secured thereto by pin d, the end of the ribbon g (shown in dotted line) being first laid over the metal plate at, which keeps it straight and prevents creasing.

These plates are provided separately and are of various lengths to suit the different sizes or widths of loops or openings.

In Fig. 7 I showa modification of the means for securing the tape to the needle, which consists of a thimble or cap 19, which fits tightly over the end of the needle and engages the tape between the said thimble and needle. The cap or tubular shank p is provided with a head e for entering the material.

At Figs. 8, 9, 10, and 11 I show various sections of the tubes or cases a, any of which sections may be employed.

Fig. 12 illustrates the manner of inserting the instrument, with tape g secured thereto, into the hem l of the fabric on. In all the figures of the drawings e is the head, which is secured at that end of the needle which first enters the fabric, as shown in Fig. 12.

The case or tube A may be made of metal, ivory, bone, vulcanite, composition, or other suitable material, or it may be made out of a quill, and, in the case of the former, may be solid and bored to receive the bush 1) or the pin (1, or hollow, as shown in the drawings.

By the means hereinbefore set forth a handy and neat instrument is provided by which tape, ribbon, bands, and the like can be easily and quickly threaded through hems, loops, or openings in woven, knitted, or felted goods or fabrics, orin wool-work, curtains, and other fancy articles for useful and ornamental purposes, such said instrument displacing the bodkin previously used for this purpose. The method of securing the tape to the instrument avoids all liability of its being accidentally withdrawn or separated therefrom when threaded part way through a hem or loop, as frequently happens at present, and consequently the loss of time caused by reason of having to pull back the detached tape and rethread it is prevented.

I claim as my invention- 1. In a tape-needle, the combination, with a tube, of a rounded head provided with a shank adapted to engage with the tape and with one end of the said tube and to secure the tape crosswise of the end of the tube at the entering end of the needle, substantially as set forth.

2. In a tape-needle, the combination, with a tube, of an inner tube secured in one end of the said tube and a head provided with a pointed shank adapted to be thrust within the said inner tube and to secure the tape crosswise of the said tube at the entering end of the needle.

3. In a tape-needle, the combination, with a tube, of an inner tube secured in one end of the said tube, a perforated plate n for spread ing the tape, and a head provided with a pointed shank passing through the said plate and engaging with the said inner tube, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof Iaftix mysiguatu re in presence of two witnesses.

ELIZABETH STOTT.

Witnesses:

ARTHUR B. CROSSLEY, THOMAS II. BAnooN, Both of Jllaflcet Place, I-Iudzlersficld. 

